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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Edison Chouest Announces Plans For Eight New Deepwater PSV’s
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Edison Chouest Announces Plans For Eight New Deepwater PSV’s

Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) today announced plans to design and construct eight new deepwater platform supply vessels. ECO currently owns and operates a

May 19, 2011
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Final Bids For V Ships Due June 16
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Final Bids For V Ships Due June 16

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Final bids for V Ships, a ship-management business owned by Exponent Private Equity, are due June 16, a person familiar with the

May 18, 2011
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RIG Shareholders Reject BP Spill Liability Proposal
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RIG Shareholders Reject BP Spill Liability Proposal

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Transocean Ltd. (RIG) shareholders quashed a proposal that would have absolved the company’s directors and top management from

May 18, 2011
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract
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Andarko Locks Down Two Diamond Newbuild Drillships in $1.8 Billion Contract

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (DO) signed two drilling contracts with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) that are expected to generate up to $1.8 billion in

May 17, 2011
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Monday, May 16, 2011
UN Arctic Council Logo
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Arctic Council Meets To Discuss Maritime Search And Rescue In The Artic

The leading nations with interests in the Arctic have gathered in Nuuk Greenland to sign a new Aeronautical and Maritime Search And Rescue treaty governing the

May 16, 2011
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Drill-Only Bills – US House And President Obama Agree To New Drilling Permits
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Drill-Only Bills – US House And President Obama Agree To New Drilling Permits

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to impose deadlines on the Obama administration to issue offshore drilling permits, as Republicans renewed calls

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 84

Deepwater Horizon Survivors matthew-jacobs-doug-brown-daniel-barron
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Exclusive Interview With Deepwater Horizon Roustabout Matthew Jacobs

On April 20th 2011, the one year anniversary of the BP oil rig explosion, gCaptain was honored to conduct video interviews with many survivors of the Deepwater

May 16, 2011
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Maritime Unions Enter The Drillship Market
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Maritime Unions Enter The Drillship Market

The last time maritime unions tried to wedge themselves into offshore rig jobs, billboards were erected on every major Louisiana road south of the I-10

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 219

Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat
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Levingston Offshore to build World’s Largest Liftboat

The Levingston Corporation of Boerne, Texas and PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co. of Singapore have signed a Letter of Intent to build what will be the

May 13, 2011
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Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief
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Need a job? BOEMRE’s hiring for Accident Investigation Board Chief

Ever thought to yourself “if I were in charge, I would…?”  Well here’s your chance to put your money where your mouth is. The Bureau

May 13, 2011
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Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’
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Dept of Energy puts Cape Wind’s Application For Federal Funding ‘On Hold’

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — Cape Wind LLC, developer of the first fully permitted offshore wind farm in North America, was told by the Department of Energy

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 47

Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM
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Subsea 7 wins Life-of-Field contract in GoM

Subsea 7 S.A. has won a three year Life-of-Field Contract by BP Exploration & Production Inc., according to a statement released on their website.   The

May 13, 2011
Total Views: 47

Thursday, May 12, 2011
Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service: Cruise and energy markets are the ones to watch

“While the shape of the shipping industry in North America is fairly stable, we are expecting more global demand from our cruise and offshore

May 12, 2011
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
US approves Shell plan to drill in deep-water Gulf of Mexico
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US approves Shell plan to drill in deep-water Gulf of Mexico

WASHINGTON—The U.S. on Wednesday approved a Royal Dutch Shell PLC plan to drill for oil in five locations deep under the Gulf of Mexico. The Shell plan

May 11, 2011
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Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship
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Vantage Places Order For Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Vantage Drilling has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co., Ltd to construct an ultra-deepwater

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 220

Friday, May 6, 2011
Noble Sues Marathon Oil Over ‘Jim Day’ Contract Termination
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Noble Sues Marathon Oil Over ‘Jim Day’ Contract Termination

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–Contract drillerNoble Corp. (NE) is suing Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO) and seeking damages for terminating a four-year, $752 million deal

May 6, 2011
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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Steven Putnam, Captain Kevin Coyne, Cal Hayden
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GL Noble Denton, Fassmer, USMMA & Wilhelmsen Party – OTC 2011

Germanischer Lloyd, Fassmer, USMMA & Wilhelmsen hosted a party at this week’s Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The party was well attended

May 5, 2011
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Transocean’s Q1 Profit Drops 54% On Lower Utilization
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Transocean’s Q1 Profit Drops 54% On Lower Utilization

HOUSTON—Transocean Ltd.’s first-quarter profit dropped 54% as the driller’s utilization rate continued to slide, and results missed Wall

May 5, 2011
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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
DNV appointed BOEMRE’s “Eyes and Ears” for Cape Wind Project
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DNV appointed BOEMRE’s “Eyes and Ears” for Cape Wind Project

Houston: DNV has announced that it has been appointed as the Certified Verification Agent (CVA) for the Cape Wind Project, the first offshore wind farm to be

May 4, 2011
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Industrial Heated Floor Mats
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Offshore Technology Conference – Marine Gadgets

gCaptain CMO Rob Almeida and I have been walking the halls of the, truly massive, Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this week. While 90% of the booths

May 4, 2011
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